genie2 (jeni)

[A corrupt form of jinnee, by other islands and the neighboring mainland. confusion with genius: see jinnee and genius.] Same as jinnee. Sce jinn. Be he genie or afrite, caliph or merchant of Ba ora, into whose hands we had fallen, we resolved to let the adventure take its course. B. Taylor , Lands of the Saracen, p. 197.